The Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged is a building in northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, built by a charitable organization, the Little Sisters of the Poor. They came to Minneapolis in 1889 to build a home for the aged. Architect Frederick Corser designed the first part of the building in 1895, consisting of a 3+1⁄2-story building with an attached chapel. Corser's design was based more on its scale and proportion than on its ornamentation.[2]
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged | |
 Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged from the southwest | |
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°59′56″N 93°15′55″W / 44.99889°N 93.26528°W |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Frederick Corser; Kees & Colburn |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001540[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 21, 1978 |
The home needed more space, so in 1905 Corser designed an east wing of the structure, following the original design principles. In 1914 still more space was added in a west wing, this time designed by Frederick Kees and Serenus Colburn, but following the same design. The Sisters and their patients later moved in 1977 to a new building in Saint Paul. The old building, on Broadway Street Northeast between Second and Third Avenues, was renovated into a 71-unit apartment complex.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged". Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission. February 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-05.